coincidência
The verdict
“coincidência” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,983 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,983
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de coincidir
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coincidência |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,983 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coincidência” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for coincidência is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #4,983 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for coincidência, with forms such as "ccoincidência", "cioncidência", and "coicnidência". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is coincidência, spelled C-O-I-N-C-I-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de coincidir
- 2relação de quase igualdade com algo
- 3ocupação do mesmo espaço; justaposição
- 4realização simultânea de dois ou mais acontecimentos; simultaneidade
- 5ocorrência de eventos que, por acaso, se dão ao mesmo tempo e que parecem ter alguma conexão entre si
- 6concorrência de coisas para um mesmo fim
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoincidência,cioncidência,coicnidência,coinccidência,coincdiência,coinciddência,coincidnêcia,coincidêcnia,coincidêncai,coincidênccia,coincidênica,coincidênncia,coinciêdncia,coinicdência,coinncidência,conicidência,ocincidência
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coincidência - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “coincidência”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-I-N-C-I-D-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.